Tuesday 4th March
Rudolf Steiner, founder of the biodynamic movement and anthroposophy, considered there to be twelve human senses—going beyond the five commonly recognised but still fewer than the twenty-two acknowledged in ancient India. He described these as: Touch, Life, Movement, and Balance, which relate to bodily awareness; Smell, Taste, Sight, and Warmth, which perceive the external world; and Hearing, Speech, Thought, and the Sense of the ‘I’, which allow us to connect with others on a deeper cognitive and spiritual level. Engaging all these senses is essential to human development, yet in today’s screen-dominated world, it is more important than ever to ensure we actively nurture them—in our daily lives and in education.
